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Senior Research Scientist, Open Ecosystem

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Location
Seattle, WA
Posted
20 days ago
Department
Research
Salary
$170,000 - $270,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • PhD in artificial intelligence, machine learning, or related domains
  • Significant experience building and training modern foundation models
  • Experience developing training pipelines and curating high-quality training data
  • Expertise in agentic training
  • Passion for applying AI to accelerate scientific discovery
  • Experience with multimodal data
What the job really is

The Senior Research Scientist will focus on training open foundation models to accelerate scientific discovery, working within the Open Ecosystem team. Responsibilities include developing training pipelines, curating training data, and leading research initiatives in areas like agentic training and multimodal models. The role also involves scientific leadership, authoring papers, and collaborating with various organizations.

Benefits
  • Medical, dental, vision, and employee assistance program coverage for team members and their families
  • Health savings account, healthcare reimbursement arrangement, and flexible spending account plans
  • 401k plan enrollment
  • $125 per month for commuting or internet expenses
  • $200 per month for fitness and wellbeing expenses
  • Up to ten sick days per year
Things to weigh
  • On-site work is required in Seattle, which may not suit all candidates
  • The role involves significant leadership and research responsibilities, which may be demanding
  • No specific mention of remote work options or flexibility in work arrangements
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